Maple Walnut Brittle
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:36 pm
Maple Walnut Brittle
Ingredients:
3/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup dark maple syrup
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Vegetable oil for coating spatula and baking sheet
Preparation:
Combine corn and maple syrups and sugar in a 2-quart souffle dish. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power microwave oven for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and stir well. Stir in walnuts. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 11 minutes. While mixture cooks, coat a large baking sheet and a metal spatula with vegetable oil. Prick plastic to release steam.
Remove from oven and uncover. Stir. Pour brittle onto baking sheet. With spatula, spread mixture into a thin, even layer, making sure walnuts are evenly distributed. Let harden.
When brittle is cool, break into chunks with a wooden mallet or rolling pin. Store in an airtight container.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup dark maple syrup
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Vegetable oil for coating spatula and baking sheet
Preparation:
Combine corn and maple syrups and sugar in a 2-quart souffle dish. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a high-power microwave oven for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and stir well. Stir in walnuts. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 11 minutes. While mixture cooks, coat a large baking sheet and a metal spatula with vegetable oil. Prick plastic to release steam.
Remove from oven and uncover. Stir. Pour brittle onto baking sheet. With spatula, spread mixture into a thin, even layer, making sure walnuts are evenly distributed. Let harden.
When brittle is cool, break into chunks with a wooden mallet or rolling pin. Store in an airtight container.